Honoring 2013’s top deckhand at Lahaina Harbor

February 27, 2014

LAHAINA - I use the same variables for the deckhand statistics for billfish to come up with the final rankings for the top Lahaina Harbor Charter Sportfishing boat deckhands.The final statistics are my own and are open to opinion and interpretation.

Now, the rankings for the top deckhands (non-captain status)

Taking top deckhand honors for 2013, among the 22 deckhands that caught a billfish during the year, is Chris Cole. He captured his billfish aboard the Start Me Up La Dat and Start Me Up Again.

Chris also weighed one striped marlin at 33.4 pounds and released one striped marlin estimated at 75 pounds, giving him a total of two striped marlin captured (most captured) estimated at 108.4 pounds (highest total striped marlin capture weight).

Chris weighed four spearfish (second most weighed) totaling 120 pounds (third highest weight) and released two spearfish (tied for most released) estimated at 55 pounds. Chris had a total of six spearfish captured (third most captured) totaling 175 pounds (third highest capture total).

Adam weighed one striped marlin at 88.1 pounds (largest of the year, and second highest total weight). He also weighed three spearfish (tied for third most weighed, and tied for fourth most captured) totaling 85.9 pounds (fourth highest total weight).

The fourth place spot went to Ross Elkins, landing his billfish aboard the No Problem and Start Me Up Das It.

Ross weighed seven blue marlin (tied for second most weighed, and tied for third most captured) totaling 1,808.2 pounds (fourth highest blue weight). He weighed one striped marlin at 65 pounds and two spearfish totaling 77.6 pounds.